[Amps] Fuses

[Bill, W6WRT]

ORIGINAL MESSAGE:

On Thu, 6 Jan 2011 19:43:34 -0500, "Carol Richards" <n2mm at comcast.net>
wrote:

> it became extremely hot and transferred the heat to the cap of the fuse holder. I managed to really burn my fingers.

REPLY:

I would replace the fuse holder too. To get that hot, there probably was
a poor contact between the fuse and the holder, causing a high
resistance connection and thus overheating. The contact is very likely
burned to the point where it is no longer usable. 

73, Bill W6WRT